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Work Exchange, Gap Year Program, Cultural Exchange | Worldpackers

31 opportunities found

Shared Home Campinas, Brazil

Cuidar, criar e compartilhar no Ateliê Marceneira 🛠️✨

25h/week Gardening Cleaning Cooking Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Team Dorm
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Guest House Cuenca, Ecuador

Limpieza, arreglo de habitaciones, ayuda en la compras.

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking Building & Repairing
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hotel Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Vive una experiencia única como mesero/bartender en Guatemala 🍹

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 4 to 10 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • Needs help immediately
  • New
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A day living in the mountains in India⛰️
My morning volunteering in Malaysia 🦋​
Volunteering at a dog shelter in Peru 🐶
My days in Thailand 🌺​

Hostel Quito, Ecuador

Ayuda con cocina, mesero y bartender y aprovecha Quito!

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 3 to 8 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Other Pimenta, Brazil

Auxiliar de Cozinha em frente ao Mar de Minas

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hospitality Provincia di Frosinone, Italy

Be a cook for a team of 5 in an incredible setting

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 30 days Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Other Pimenta, Brazil

Cozinheiro em Frente ao Mar de Minas

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Tagish, Canada

Northern Life and Travel

16h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Elderly Care Cooking
At least 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Tagounite, Morocco

Discover Tagounite and the Enchanting lifestyle Morocco

15h/week Painting & Decorating Cooking Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 6 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Guest House Rio hato, Panama

Ayúdanos y aprende en nuestra cocina =)

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Playas, Ecuador

Cook - make sure people are well-fed with your vegetarian recipes

22h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 4 to 5 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel León, Spain

Help us prepare delicious Vegetarian meals!

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Guest House Malësi e Madhe District, Albania

Join our beautiful guesthouse in Lëpushë!

24h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel North Goa, India

Looking for a baker to help us with the cute little cafe

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Belgrade, Serbia

Breakfast maker

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Eco Lodge Jocotitlán, Mexico

Cocina y Bar

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

What is a Work Exchange?

What is a Work Exchange?

It's a different kind of travel experience where you work in exchange for room and board in hostels, bed and breakfasts, and other locations. Travelers help out for a few hours per day, and get accommodation and other benefits in exchange. You can work and travel on a budget, learn new skills, and have an authentic cultural immersion experience. It's perfect for gap years, sabbaticals, or student exchanges abroad.

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Tips for Traveling on a Budget

This kind of experience is recommended for those travelling alone and willing to stay longer at each destination. Working in a hostel is an amazing opportunity to learn a new language and meet people from all over the world. If you're looking for gap year ideas, work exchanges abroad are a cheap way to explore different countries, get immersed in another culture and make a meaningful impact in the area.

Check out our Work Exchange tips

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

Check out all our plans Learn more about how it works